dogged
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The midfielder was brought to Rangers to add steel, not to contribute to the mental frailties that dogged them on the run-in last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
While artificial-intelligence disruption fears have dogged the sector this year, investors seem to be coming around to the view that some software-as-a-service companies will hold up better than others in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Stokes announced his shock international retirement earlier this summer and Brendon McCullum was sacked as Test coach after just two wins in 10 Tests - a run dogged by off-field issues.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Japan's defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long dogged Tokyo's relations with its Asian neighbours, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
He plodded along the zig-zagging path through the forest listlessly, dogged with thirst and feeling almost too exhausted to go on.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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